Football/ Soccer injuries

General Advice

Many football / soccer injuries can be effectively self managed with the help of expert advice from a Chartered Physiotherapist / Physical Therapist.

Football / soccer injuries occur either due to the direct trauma from a tackle or repetitive overuse. Common football injuries usually involve sprains and strains of the lower limb and include:

- hamstring strain

- ankle sprain

- groin strain

- knee sprain, involving the anterior cruciate ligament (Michael Owen's injury v Sweden 2006), the medial collateral ligament, the meniscus (cartilage) or a combination of the three

At Physiobench we can help you self manage your football injury

Every injury is unique, so self managing your football injury doesn't necessarily involve following a standard set of exercises. However we encourage you to first explore our general advice

To greatly improve your chance in succeeding to self manage your injury, our expert team of Chartered Physiotherapists / Physical Therapists can help. You can choose a physio with the right specialist skills who can provide you with a personalised treatment programme

Articles

• Sprained, swollen and turned ankle

  by Jane Hodgson 2 May 2008

  A sprained, swollen or turned ankle is one of the most commonly occurring injuries to the leg. Determining the severity of the sprain is the key to assessing the correct course of treatment.

• Helping to heal an injury with ice

  by Jane Hodgson 20 April 2008

  It is common to help heal an injury with ice. Deciding whether you should apply ice rather than heat, and for how long can make the difference between helping to heal your injury and making it worse.